{"id":"tas:sr-2014-040","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2014","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"40 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187532,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [State Service (Restructuring) Order 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-040) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 10 April 2014.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Government departments","content":"### 3 Amalgamation of Government departments\n\n> The Government Contact Centre of TMD, part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, is amalgamated with the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 19 February 2014\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the single, narrow function suggested by its title: restructuring part of the State Service through amalgamation. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this specific machinery-of-government change."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 in the administrative footer)","Single, straightforward directive with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Plain language operative provision: 'is amalgamated with'"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis is a short, administrative order that merges two parts of the Tasmanian State Service. Specifically, it moves the **Government Contact Centre** (which was part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet) into the **Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in the Government Contact Centre (their employer changes)\n- The two departments involved (their structures and responsibilities shift)\n- Tasmanian citizens who contact the Government Contact Centre (though day-to-day services likely continue unchanged)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGovernment restructuring orders like this are the legal machinery behind bureaucratic reorganisations. Without this instrument, the Contact Centre couldn't formally become part of the other department. It ensures payroll, accountability lines, and administrative arrangements have a proper legal basis.\n\n**Key point:** This is a **machinery-of-government change** — a routine but necessary piece of paperwork that moves a unit from one department to another."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no clear evidence that the scope of this order changed materially from its original intent. It appears to have remained a focused administrative restructuring instrument since its commencement on 10 April 2014, though amendments have been made over time."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative machinery-of-government orders can have cascading effects across multiple pieces of legislation, adding hidden complexity","Interaction with the State Service Act 2000 (Tas) and employment entitlements requires some legal knowledge to fully understand","The actual operative provisions are not reproduced in the available text, making the true scope unclear","Has been amended since original enactment (see Table of Amending Instruments), suggesting evolving complexity","On its face, however, these orders tend to be formulaic and narrowly administrative in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2014 (Tasmania) formally reorganises parts of the Tasmanian public service, shifting functions, staff and responsibilities between departments or agencies. It directly affects public servants (their reporting, employer and entitlements), service delivery to Tasmanians, and external contractors or stakeholders who work with affected agencies. Such orders matter because they change where accountability sits and how government services are delivered."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument effects a single organisational transfer (section 3) with a fixed commencement (section 2) and no additional powers or exceptions. The text contains no indication that its scope departs from that narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow administrative action: an amalgamation of one unit (section 3).","Clear commencement date specified (section 2).","Very short text with no transitional arrangements or subsidiary rules.","No new powers, duties or regulatory regimes created.","Administrative responsibility explicitly stated (final note: administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order transfers the Government Contact Centre of TMD (part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet) into the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, taking effect on 10 April 2014. It changes which department has administrative responsibility for that Contact Centre and is itself administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 5 July 2017, this suggests substantive changes occurred after the original commencement date of 10 April 2014, yet the version currency statement implies no versioning distinction exists between 2014 and the access date. This is a metadata inconsistency rather than a legal drafting flaw, but it undermines the reliability of the currency statement.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 10 April 2014 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017', creating an internal inconsistency about when the instrument was last substantively changed versus when it was last current."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"A 'State Service (Restructuring) Order' by its nature must specify what is being restructured, which agencies are being created, abolished or merged, and how employees are affected. The document as presented contains only metadata and status information repeated multiple times, with zero operative provisions. If this is the complete instrument, compliance or non-compliance is impossible to assess and the order has no legal effect on any person or body.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument appears to contain no operative provisions whatsoever in the text provided. A restructuring order with no substantive content identifying which agencies, positions, or employees are being restructured is logically incapable of achieving its stated purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Entire document structure","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Legislative instruments must be unambiguous. Where identical provisions are duplicated, a court or administrator faces the absurd question of whether each duplicate is a separate operative provision or mere redundancy. While likely a publishing/rendering error, as presented the document is logically incoherent as a legal instrument because it is unclear which instance of any given section governs.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading and section in the document appears to be duplicated verbatim, including 'State Service (Restructuring) Order 2014' appearing four times, 'Status Information' appearing four times, and subsections being repeated in identical pairs. This creates ambiguity about which instance of each provision is operative."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 10 April 2014 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The currency statement implies the instrument has been in the same form since 10 April 2014, but the authorisation block records a file modification date of 5 July 2017, over three years later. This contradicts the implication that the current version is the original 2014 version."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (hyperlink to amendments table present)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 10 April 2014 to date')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The existence of a dedicated 'Table of Amending Instruments' hyperlink implies amendments exist or may exist, which contradicts or at minimum creates ambiguity with the version currency statement that suggests a single unbroken version from 2014 to date. If no amendments exist, the table is superfluous; if amendments do exist, the version statement is incomplete."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2014/documents"}}